After compiling a list of horror friendly festivals and conventions, I thought it would be a cool thing to share with other filmmakers.

Click on the "Horror Fests and Cons" link at http://maddogmovies.com/almanac

Let me know what you think. It's by no means complete, so if you've got other events to add, let me know.

Mike,

Great share! I was looking for a list of all the horror fests and cons! Thanks alot man. I'm looking to submit Voice of the Dead to a few of them. I saw some posted here, but this puts them all in one spot to look at. Hopefully you'll find more and add them to the list. But this is a good start. Thanks again. ;)

you rock. this is great! thanks!

Mike, you might want to change the layout of the frames a bit.. the instructions thing takes up like 75% of the screen, leaving only a tiny amount for the actual list up top.

Mike, you might want to change the layout of the frames a bit.. the instructions thing takes up like 75% of the screen, leaving only a tiny amount for the actual list up top.

Done. I had it set up with 800x600 screens in mind. Now it should work for any size, with 40% for the top and 60% for the bottom.

Let me know if there's event out there I've overlooked.

Of course, with some it's hard to know when this year's dates and deadlines will be.

I've updated the format of the site, making it easier to search and update.

The Horror Fests & Cons Database is bigger and better than ever!

Check it out via this direct link:
http://maddogmovies.com/blog/horror.php

That's a great resource, MM :cool:

(Being able to sort by entry-fee amount would be handy for the cheap weasels looking to stretch their festival budgeting.)

WOW! MadDog....GREAT re-design of the site! So even more helpful now. Thanks for the update! :D

(Being able to sort by entry-fee amount would be handy for the cheap weasels looking to stretch their festival budgeting.)

*sigh*

Some people are never satisfied!

;)

I'm actually dredging through the event dates and deadlines right now -- making sure they're accurate. I'm about halfway through the H's. Some sites really bury those due dates and fees, and then of course they change from year to year.

In general, conventions that accept films for screening are cheaper than traditional festivals.(they're often free). So if you're looking to save money, start there.

What a nice thing to do, thanks for the hard work Mike!

More updates to the database! I've added the Google Maps function to each page. (Check to see how far you have to drive for the next event!)

I've added info on the following events:

Eyescream Short Film Festival - Australia's only (?) horror fest
Carnivale of Horror 2006
MiskatoniCON - Sweden's Lovecraft Festival
Haunted Newport
Horror Host Palooza!

Visit http://maddogmovies.com/blog/horror.php

Mike, I was just visiting your database site again. You have done a great service, thanks again for this!

John

Thanks for the love!

Time for more updates. Get info on the following fests:

George Eastman House Screenings
Genghis Con
Midnight Movie Madness at the Amherst Theatre
New York City Horror Film Festival Presents: Trailer Trash
Rue Morgue House of Horror
Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre
Chiller Theatre
Festival of Fantastic Films
Gerardmer Fantastic'art Festival
Screamfest Horror Festival (Florida)

Follow the link for the latest entries:
http://maddogmovies.com/blog/horror.php/2005/08/25/p153#more153

Great work, Mike. :cool:

great resource! THANKS

Now that the Halloween season is over, I went ahead and updated as much as I could for events in the next several months.

Visit the site at http://maddogmovies.com/blog/horror.php

Including info on the following events:

B-Movie Film Fest
Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film
Carnage Gaming Convention
Chicago Horror Fest
Cinema Wasteland Convention
Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival
Dark Karnival
Dragon*Con Independent Short Film Festival
Eerie Horror Film Festival and Screenplay Competition
Fangoria Weekend of Horrors
FrightFest UK
Gerardmer Fantastic'art Festival
Horrorfind Weekend
The Monster Bash Convention
Nevermore Film Festival
Toofy Film Fest
Tromadance

Another smattering of updates!

In addition to a shiny new design, there's updated info on some foreign fests and even one from far off Wisconsin.

It Came From Lake Michigan!
Macabro: Festival de Horror en Cine y Video
World Horror Convention 2007
Duistere Openbaringen (Dark Revelations)
Fantastisk Filmfestival (Lund, Sweden)
International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival
Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival
Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival
Weekend of Fear Film Festival
BlobFest!
Fearless Tales Genre Fest
Freak Show Horror Film Festival
Screamfest Horror Convention (Florida)
Mingle Mangle: Horror Filmmakers and Fans

GREAT!

I've been needing something like this!

More updates!
http://maddogmovies.com/blog/horror.php/2005/08/25/recent_updates

Grindhouse Film Festival
Fantastic Fest
Horror Writers Association Annual Conference
Monster-Mania
Phantompalooza
Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival
Rue Morgue Festival of Fear
Salem Independent Horror Film Festival
Chicago Horror Fest
Chiller Theatre Convention
CreeperCon
Dragon*Con Independent Short Film Festival
Espoo Cine International Film Festival
Fantasia
It Came From Lake Michigan!
Dead by Dawn

Enjoy!
-MIke

This sounds great! But I get this:

http://www.lizardmaster.com/images/forbidden.jpg

Thanks!

Same 403 error here! I have a Mac though.

I am really looking forward to looking at it!

it looks like they have outside links turned off on the server, which stops anyone from referring to a sub-page...

you'll have to go in through the domain name then find the links on the site, until they fix it.

it looks like they have outside links turned off on the server, which stops anyone from referring to a sub-page...

you'll have to go in through the domain name then find the links on the site, until they fix it.

Ah! Gracias Senior Coot!

Hey all! Sorry about the bad link. I think I accidentally blocked the indietalk ip as a referrer. I'm working on trying to fix it.

In the meantime, just type maddogmovies.com into your browser and then click on the Horror Database link.

Anyway, I've made a bunch of new updates in the last week.

http://www.mediakiller.co.uk

Lots of shorts, lots of varieties

;)

Okay, I've fixed my .htaccess file, so all links from indietalk should work now.

Let me know if anyone has any problems!

I like what I'm hearing. I just saw a trailer for an up and coming Indie Film about a teenage mortician who falls in love with a pageant queen who comes back to life. I'm not sure it is necessarily horror...but it looks awesome. If you like horror, this would probably be a film to check out anyway. You can always identify with the main character!
check out the trailer on UTUBE if you are interested.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBmiN7Jemdc

Mike, I hadn't looked at the site in a long time.. just saw this thread active again and looked.. it looks great!

Thank you for providing this great resource!

Could you add my festival to you list for Horror as we are accepting 1-60 minute shorts in the Horror category. Almost Famous Short Film Festival, http://www.thea3f.net. Here's a brief write-up.

Just completed a short film and wondering what to do with it? Submit it to the only festival that promises to make its filmmakers Almost Famous! The Almost Famous Film Festival (A3F) is now ACCEPTING ENTRIES for its short film festival February 11-15, 2008. Short films in the genre of Horror, Animation, Documentary, Comedy/Drama and Foreign are welcomed. Cash prizes, awards, bragging rights and lots of A3F goodies! For more info or to submit your film, visit http://www.theA3F.net or jae@thea3f.net.

Thank you! As a horror filmmaker, this is very useful!!! ;)

I'll be putting this list to use once my project's finished. Thanks!

Hell yeah.

I still haven't been to a truly good horror festival (just some cons).

Atlanta Horrorfest Presents:
Buried Alive Horror Film Festival
October 23rd-25th, 2008
The modern age of digital filmmaking has flooded the market with tons of films, especially horror films, one indistinguishable from the next. This is your chance to prove your film's worth. Feature and short, slasher, ghost story, zombie, horror-comedy, suspense, and horror documentary films are accepted. So submit your film to be seen by some of the industry's top professionals in the center of film making for the southeast. Awards are to be given based on various categories for the best films screened at the festival.

Our film festival is operated and judged by the people who bring you Splatter Cinema and The Silver Scream Spook Show.

www.atlhorrorfest.com
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Looks like i have discovered a great treasure :D

Thank you for the links everyone. Now who's going to pay for our next blanket submission? :)

The Hollywood Film Festival which starts October 23 and ends October 25 will be premiere many horror films!

Some Horror films that will be playing this weekend at ArcLight are:
Interplanetary
Attackazoids!
The Bake Shop Ghost
Hunger (short)
Zombie & Cigarettes
Hunger (feature film)

https://www.arclightcinemas.com/ArcLight/faces/SpecialProgramming.jsp?eventCode=HFF&pageInfo=Home-Page

Check out the website for more information and buy your tickets for only $12!